Military Strength: 
Maldives vs 
Seychelles
Seychelles (ranked #155 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Maldives (#162) on the ATLAS Index. Seychelles maintains an active force of 420 military personnel. Seychelles allocates $0.03B to defense.
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MaldivesWorld #162
2.9
ATLAS Index / 100
Seychelles leads overall, ahead on 2 of 6 pillars
SeychellesWorld #155
5.0
Maldives
Seychelles
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Key figures
| Maldives | Seychelles | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defense budget | — | $32M | 🇸🇨 |
| – share of GDP | — | 1.5% | 🇸🇨 |
| Active personnel | 0 | 420 | 🇸🇨 |
| Combat aircraft | 0 | 0 | — |
| Warships | 0 | 0 | — |
| – submarines | 0 | 0 | — |
| Main battle tanks | 0 | 0 | — |
| Nuclear warheads | 0 | 0 | — |
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| Reserve troops | 0 | 0 | — |
| Paramilitary forces | 0 | 0 | — |
| Military aircraft (all types) | 6 | 4 | 🇲🇻 1.5× |
| – helicopters | 2 | 0 | 🇲🇻 |
| Budget share of govt spending | — | — | — |
| Budget per capita | — | $265 | 🇸🇨 |
| Population | 529K | 122K | 🇲🇻 4.3× |
| GDP | $7.7B | $2.4B | 🇲🇻 3.2× |
| GDP per capita | $14,615 | $19,449 | 🇸🇨 1.3× |
| Land area | 298 km² | 455 km² | 🇸🇨 1.5× |
| Coastline | 644 km | 491 km | 🇲🇻 1.3× |
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Do Maldives and Seychelles have nuclear weapons?
Neither Maldives nor Seychelles currently possesses nuclear weapons.